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The Moon
Stars
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Final Jeopardy
Created by Mr. Morrow

2. $100 Question – The Sun & Shadows
In what direction does the
Sun rise each day?

3. $100 Answer – The Sun & Shadows
East

4. $200 Question – The Sun & Shadows
What time of the year would
your shadow be the longest?

5. $200 Answer – The Sun & Shadows
winter

6. $300 Question – The Sun & Shadows
What is a shadow, and what
do you need to create one?

7. $300 Answer – The Sun & Shadows
A shadow is a dark area behind an object. To create a shadow you need a light source and an object to block the light.

8. $400 Question – The Sun & Shadows
What affects the change
in size and direction of a
shadow over the course of
a day?

9. $400 Answer – The Sun & Shadows
the position of the Sun in the
sky.

10. $500 Question – The Sun & Shadows
How does the Sun’s path
across the sky change in
one year?

11. $500 Answer – The Sun & Shadows
The Sun gets higher in the sky in the summer and lower in the sky during the winter.

12. True or False. The Moon rotates AND revolves.
$100 Question – The Moon
True or False. The Moon rotates AND revolves.

13. $100 Answer – The Moon
True

14. An object that travels around another object in space is called what?
$200 Question – The Moon
An object that travels around another object in space is called what?

15. $200 Answer – The Moon
a satellite

16. new Moons? Clue: this is the length of the lunar cycle
$300 Question – The Moon
How many weeks between
new Moons? Clue: this is the
length of the lunar cycle

17. $300 Answer – The Moon
about a month (28 days)

18. Another way to explain waning would be . . .
$400 Question – The Moon
Another way to explain waning would be . . .

19. $400 Answer – The Moon
getting smaller

20. Explain how you know the Moon is waxing or waning.
$500 Question – The Moon
Explain how you know the Moon is waxing or waning.

21. $500 Answer – The Moon
If the lit part of the Moon is getting bigger or is on the right, it’s waxing. If the lit part is getting smaller or is on the left, it’s waning.

22. What is the closest star to Earth?
$100 Question – Stars
What is the closest star to Earth?

23. $100 Answer – Stars
the Sun

24. Why do stars appear to move across the night sky?
$200 Question – Stars
Why do stars appear to move across the night sky?

25. $200 Answer – Stars
Stars do not move, but because Earth is rotating it looks like they move across the night sky from east to west.

26. What is a constellation?
$300 Question – Stars
What is a constellation?

27. $300 Answer – Stars
A group of stars that form a pattern and are often named after animals, objects, or people.

28. Why don’t we see constellations during the day?
$400 Question – Stars
Why don’t we see constellations during the day?

29. $400 Answer – Stars
Because the Sun is so bright it doesn’t allow you to see the light from the other stars in the sky.

30. Why are some constellations visible only at certain times of the year?
$500 Question – Stars
Why are some constellations visible only at certain times of the year?

31. $500 Answer – Stars
As the Earth orbits the Sun, the dark side of Earth faces different directions of the Milky Way at different times of the year.

32. $100 Question – Rotation & Revolution
What is Earth’s natural satellite?

33. $100 Answer – Rotation & Revolution
The Moon

34. $200 Question – Rotation & Revolution
What causes day and night on Earth?

35. $200 Answer – Rotation & Revolution
Earth’s rotation. The side of the Earth
facing the Sun is experiencing day,
and the side facing away from the Sun
is experiencing night.

36. $300 Question – Rotation & Revolution
What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

37. $300 Answer – Rotation & Revolution
Rotation is when a planet or moon spins and revolution is when it goes around a larger object (orbiting)

38. $400 Question – Rotation & Revolution
The imaginary line around
Which a planet spins?

39. $400 Answer – Rotation & Revolution
axis.

40. $500 Question – Rotation & Revolution
How does Earth’s revolution affect the seasons?

41. $500 Answer – Rotation & Revolution
The Earth is tilted on its axis, and as it orbits the Sun it causes different parts of the Earth to get different amounts of direct sunlight throughout the year. When we are tilted toward the Sun we have summer. When we’re tilted away from the Sun we have winter. During the in between times we have spring and fall.

42. $100 Question – Miscellaneous
A big ball of glowing gas that gives off heat and light is called what?

43. $100 Answer – Miscellaneous
A star

44. $200 Question – Miscellaneous
What is the name of a tool used to find cardinal directions?

45. $200 Answer – Miscellaneous
A compass

46. $300 Question – Miscellaneous
The Milky Way is an
example of what?

47. $300 Answer – Miscellaneous
a galaxy, full of stars and planets.

48. $400 Question – Miscellaneous
Name 2 things Galileo observed through a telescope.

49. $400 Answer – Miscellaneous
Jupiter’s moons, craters and mountains
on the Moon, ne saw that the moons
and planets are spheres.

50. $500 Question – Miscellaneous
What is the name of the North Star?

51. $500 Answer – Miscellaneous
Polaris

52. Final Jeopardy Explain why the Moon changes in
appearance each night. Include
diagrams/pictures to help your
explanation.

53. Final Jeopardy Answer As long as you included the things
mentioned in the question and wrote
a paragraph, all answers will be accepted.